Are Hidden Food Intolerances the Source of Your Health Issues?
Intolerances to food can cause you to feel fatigued and unfocused, gain weight when dieting, have irritable bowel syndrome, increased environmental allergies, joint pain, and provoke autoimmune symptoms.
Testing is a quick, simple and affordable procedure that can enhance your quality of life.
What is a Food Intolerance or Sensitivity?
A food intolerance, unlike an allergy, occurs over time and is not life threatening. Reactions can occur up to 72 hours after the food has been ingested, making it difficult to pinpoint which food is causing the reaction. Symptoms can include bloating, diarrhea and other digestion problems, headache, fatigue and brain fog, hives, eczema, and other itching or skin conditions, sinusitis, joint and muscle pain, and many other ailments.
The symptoms produced are a result of specific antibody exposure, which may include different immunoglobulins, yet most commonly the immunoglobulin G (IgG). In other words, the body mounts an immune response against a food it considers an invader, causing or exacerbating many health issues throughout the body. Food intolerance occurs when the body does not create enough enzymes to digest a particular food, and may be a result of repetitive eating or lack of diversity in the diet. They are influenced by antibiotics and steroids, and possibly other medications. Cross-reactivity with environmental allergens (pollen, dust, mold, etc.) can also contribute to food sensitivities.
Foods Tested
Almond
Apple
Asparagus
Avocado
Banana
Barley
Basil
Bay Leaf
Green Bean
Lima Bean
Beef
Blueberry
Bran
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Carrot
Cashew Cauliflower Celery
Cheddar cheese
Cottage cheese
Mozzarella
Chia
Chicken Cinnamon
Clam
Cocoa
Coconut
Codfish
Coffee
Cola
Corn
Crab Cucumber Dill
Eggplant Egg White Egg Yolk Garlic Ginger Gluten Grape Grapefruit Haddock Honey
Kale
Lamb
Lemon Lettuce Lobster
Malt
Cow’s milk
Mushrooms
Mustard
Oats
Olive, Green
White Onion
Orange Oregano
Green Pea
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Pepper, Bell
Pepper, Black
Pineapple
Pork
Potato, Sweet
Potato, White
Rice, Brown
Rye
Safflower
Salmon
Scallop
Seaweed
Sesame
Shrimp
Sole
Soybean
Spinach
Squash
Strawberry
Sunflower Swordfish Tarragon
Tea, Black
Tomato
Tuna
Turkey
Walnut, Black Watermelon Wheat
Yeast, Baker’s Yeast, Brewer’s
Yogurt
How is Testing Done?
Testing is performed in office by obtaining a small amount of blood finger stick blood draw. A card with your blood will be mailed to the lab, and your results will be ready in about 2 weeks with your Personal Wellness Plan based on your results and your dietary preferences. Any food reactions that occur will be graded mild, moderate, or severe.
View sample results here.
Your Personal Wellness Plan
Your Personal Wellness Plan is an 8-12 week elimination diet of the foods for which you tested positive. After the elimination phase, you will re-introduce the reactive foods on a 4-day rotation and track in your food diary any reactions that may occur.
In this way, you determine which foods are "true offenders" for you, and which may be re-introduced in moderation as a part of your healthiest diet.
